{"id":525154,"date":"2026-03-15T14:54:10","date_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:54:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/525154\/"},"modified":"2026-03-15T14:54:10","modified_gmt":"2026-03-15T14:54:10","slug":"13-stars-out-as-former-world-no-1-and-grand-slam-winners-join-list","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/525154\/","title":{"rendered":"13 stars out as former world No 1 and Grand Slam winners join list"},"content":{"rendered":"

A trio of highly decorated Czech WTA Tour stars have joined the list of players to withdraw from the upcoming 2026 Miami Open.<\/p>\n

By Thursday, eight players had pulled out of the Miami Open across both the women\u2019s and men\u2019s singles tournaments<\/a>, and that number has now grown to 13.<\/p>\n

A former world No 1 and two Grand Slam champions are among the five ex-top 10 WTA players that make up the latest cohort of withdrawals.<\/p>\n

The first leg of the US Sunshine Double in Indian Wells will draw to a close with the singles finals on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Before the Indian Wells Open singles draws were made, a total of 17 stars withdrew across both events before two more pulled out before their opening matches.<\/p>\n

Main draw action at the combined WTA\/ATP 1000 event in Miami will get underway on Tuesday 17 March after the qualifying matches are completed. The prestigious tournament, which is staged at the Hard Rock Stadium, will conclude on Sunday 29 March.<\/p>\n

Aryna Sabalenka and Jakub Mensik are the reigning Miami Open singles champions, with the duo having each claimed their maiden title at the event last year.<\/p>\n

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WTA Miami Open withdrawal list<\/p>\n

Lois Boisson, Oleksandra Oliynykova and Wang Yafan had all ruled themselves out of the Miami Open at the start of the week<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Boisson, the world No 37, has not played since September due to injury, and she remains the highest-ranked woman to pull out.<\/p>\n

Marketa Vondrousova, Barbora Krejcikova, Karolina Pliskova, Daria Kasatkina and Veronika Kudermetova have since taken the number of women\u2019s singles withdrawals to eight.<\/p>\n

Krejcikova is a former world No 2 and two-time Grand Slam winner, while Vondrousova is a former world No 6 who won Wimbledon in 2023. Another Czech star, Pliskova, is a former world No 1 and two-time major runner-up.<\/p>\n

Kasatkina and Kudermetova have reached career-high ranking positions of eighth and ninth respectively.<\/p>\n

Lois Boisson (world No 37) \u2013 replaced by Katie Boulter
\nMarketa Vondrousova (world No 46) \u2013 replaced by Julia Grabher
\nBarbora Krejcikova (world No 53) \u2013 replaced by Simona Waltert
\nVeronika Kudermetova (world No 56) \u2013 replaced by Yulia Putintseva
\nDaria Kasatkina (world No 60) \u2013 replaced by Elena-Gabriela Ruse
\nOleksandra Oliynykova (world No 73) \u2013 replaced by Oksana Selekhmeteva
\nKarolina Pliskova (world No 261) \u2013 replaced by Alycia Parks
\nWang Yafan (world No 355 \u2013 entered with protected ranking) \u2013 replaced by Anastasia Potapova<\/p>\n

ATP Miami Open withdrawal list<\/p>\n

Holger Rune, Tallon Griekspoor and Jaume Munar all pulled out of the Miami Open well before the start of the event having also missed the Masters tournament in Indian Wells.<\/p>\n

Rune and Griekspoor were projected to be among the seeded players in Miami had they featured.<\/p>\n

By Thursday, world No 61 Lorenzo Sonego and 261st-ranked Jerry Shang had taken the number of withdrawals from the men\u2019s singles event to five. No other men have withdrawn since then.<\/p>\n

Holger Rune (world No 18) \u2013 replaced by Juan Manuel Cerundolo
\nTallon Griekspoor (world No 25) \u2013 replaced by James Duckworth
\nJaume Munar (world No 36) \u2013 replaced by Alexander Shevchenko
\nLorenzo Sonego (world No 61) \u2013 replaced by Miomir Kecmanovic
\nJerry Shang (world No 261 \u2013 entered with protected ranking) \u2013 replaced by James Duckworth<\/p>\n

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